A few of you may know that I’m really keen on fan made swag from events and love picking bits up where I can and whenever I can... I even got some from my secret Santa this year!

Never really knew what to do with all the patches I was gathering though. My brother pointed me at Vietnam and Korean War tour jackets and the patch collections on those, so... I’ve sourced a good replica coaches jacket and started sewing... hope you like it!

I think my favourite is the Rancho Obi Wan one. Meeting Stephen Sansweet and swapping for a 'Han Towel' at celebration was a bit of a moment for me. That bloody book of his re-ignited my collecting in a serious way when it came out...

Yeah SJS has a lot to answer for - spent many a night drooling over the bearded ones photo books! Great patches mate, the fact they all mean something and aren't just random purchases really adds to it.

They're nice little works of art... I really like the fan and fan-club made ones. I need to find some of my others; having a today of the collection room this week, so I expect they'll turn up and I'll be back on the sewing machine again!